Flag-supporting device.



J. ROBINSON.

FLAG SUPPORTING DEV.|CE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I5, I9I I.

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FLAG-SUPPORTING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919..

Application filed September 15, 1917. Serial No. 191,624.

tion of the staff `which is adjacent to the emblem itselfis in avertical position, so

`that the latteris prevented from getting entangled to any great extentwith the mast, as is usually the'case where the statil is projectedeither horizontally or at an acute angle with the side walls of abuilding.

A means is also provided whereby the flag j may be raised, lowered andremoved from its supporting rope expeditiously when the operator iswithin the building from which thev flag is outrigged. The lsimplemeansadoptedl for attaching and detaching the flag from the rope isparticularly useful in con nection with the use of a single'continuousrope for raising the flag.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specilication I haveshown one complete example of the physical embodiment of my inventionconstructed according to the best mode I have so far devised for thepractical applicationof ,the principles of my invention. A

Figure 1 is a side view partly in section Y of the Hag supportingdevice, taken on line 1 1 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal section of the vertical staff portionof the device taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of a portion ofthe device taken in thedirection of the arrows of 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail of a short lpiece of rope. v

Fig. 6 is an enlargement of part of the vertical mast taken on line 6 6of Fig. 1, the flag being shown in section.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section Online 7 7 of Fig. 1, y n

Fig. 8 is a detail view of a portion of the rope used to support theliag in my invention.

In the drawings the numeral 1 indicates preferably made of wrought pipe,commonly called gas pipe, the end 3 of the latter being slidably enteredinto the specially designed holder 4. The holder 4 is made of steeltubing in order to provide the necessary strength foundessential forthis part of the device from practical use. In making the said holder 4the inner end 5 is heated, placed on an anvil and flattened with a bevelface 6 on the under side of same adapted to engage onthe sloped face ofthe window sill'l, while 4the outer end 7 remains in a horizontalposition so that member 2 may assume the proper position as shown in thedrawings. `Screws 8 are provided which pass through the end 5 of theholder Vand enter the window sill 1 thus securing the holder to thesill. A bolt 9 Vpasses through both the tubular member 2 and thelholder` 4, and thumbnuts 10, 11 placed on the opposite and threaded endsof said bolt in order to secure the two parts together. The thumbnuts10, 11 it is seen are provided with ears 120i sufficient length sothat'the ends of the flag rope 13, can be wound around the thumbnuts,and Jfastened thereon. The horizontal member 2 is provided withl screweye bolts 14, 15, through which the various portions 16, 17, 18 of thecontinuous rope 13 pass to insure smooth operation of the device.

The guy wire 19, which is also continuous, is attached by means ofturnbuckles 20, eyebolts 21, 22 and hooks 23 at points 24, to the windowsill 1. 'Ihe saidturnbuckles furnish a means of adjusting the horizontalmember 2 with relation to the face 25 of the window sill, and at thesame time guy wire 19 resists the wind stresses which would otherwisetake place in the horizontal member 2 itself. The method of securing theguy wire 19 to the outer end of tubular member 2 consists in passing thesaid guy wire through the screw-eye bolt 26 and through the holes 27 asclearly indicated in Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawings, and this arrangementis found to prevent the wire from slipping with respect to the member 2,and also presents a neat appearance, obviating cumbersome appearingsecuring bolts which would otherthe portion 2 is placed at right anglesto the latter and connected to it by the usual elbow connection 29.- Ihemember 30 is made 1n turn of smaller diameter than the pipe 28,

and is connected to the latter by the usual reducing coupling 31. Asuitable ball 32 surmou'ntsA the member 30 for ornamental purposes. Thevarious reductions of size of the members 2, 28, 30 it will be seen arenecessary so that the member 30 bearing the flag 35 will be of suitablesize and appearance. Eyebolts 33, 34 are mounted in members 28 and 30respectively for the purpose of holding the rope 13 in proper position,the eyebolt 34 carrying the flag itself as will be'- described below.

An advantageous feature of the device is the simple method of attachingand detaching the flag 35 to the rope 13 as Shown in detail in the Figs.5, 6 and' 7 of the drawing. The numeral 36 is a short piece of ropehaving two knots 37, and 38 formed on the ends of same. The flag 35 hasthe usual: metal eyes 39, 40, through which a returned portion 41 of therope 18 is passed asin Fig. 7. vThe short piece of rope 36 1s placed inthe loop so formed' by rope 18, and the latter tightened upon itself asin Fig. 6, and in this fashion the flag 35 1s readily attached, anddetached from the rope 18.

The method of employing' a single continous rope 13 for mounting theflag with my device is ingenious, and it will be seen thatstarting atthe point of the thumb nut 10 the rope 13 passes through the screw eyebolt 14, te and through the eyebolt 33 (see Figs. 1 and 3) ,and thisportion of said rope is 4designated by the aforesaid numeral' 16.Th'ence the rope 16 ascends to and through the screw eye bolt 34 (seeFigs. 6 and 7), descending as the portion 18, and passes through themeta-l eyes 39 and 40 where the flag is attached as before described.Thence rope 18 passes through the eyebolt 33, and along the horizontalmember 2, passing through the' screw eye bolt 15, and forms a simpleloop as shown in Fig. 8, which is wound on the thumbnut 11. The rope 18then continues as portion 17 to the ascendin g portion of the rope 18immediately zfrbove the eyebolt 33 where the end is made ast. y To lowerthe flag from the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the rope 13is detached from. the thumbnuts 10', and 11, the portion of the rope 17is drawn toward the window, while the portion of the rope 16 is paidout, the' free end of the latter being of any. required length necessaryfor the PUIP'OSe in hand'. rIhe end 43 of the latter rope 16 must beheld bythe operator' however and not permitted to slip through the screweye 14, as is readily appreciated. By the above method the ascendingportion of rope 18l is drawn to the window, when the flag35 can1 bereadily detached as before eX- plained in this specication;

From what has been said further explanation as to the method of raisingthe flag is unnecessary, the operation being practically the reverse ofwhat has just been described.

It is seen that I have provided a device which is of marked utility,exceedingly simple in operation, and which tends to prevent the flagbecoming entangled withJ its support, in that every fresh 2gust of windhas a tendency to unfurl the flag from its vertical mast. It is furtherseen that the arrangement of parts and single rope used permit avertical mast to be used, when a support for a flag is desired which canbe'used from the side walls of buildings.

What I claim is 1. In a device of the character described having avertical mast, and a horizontal staff adapted to be attached to a windowsill, halyards consisting of a single continuous rope, havingahorizontal portion adjacent to the said staif and slidably attached tothe base of the vertical' mast, an ascending portion adjacent Vto theVsaid mast and slidably attached thereto at a point near its top, areturned descending portion adjacent to the verticall mast having meansfor attaching a Hag thereto, and slidably attached to a point at thebase of the mast, a second horizontal portion of rope adjacent to thehorizontal stad, and returned upon itself at a point near the windowsill to form a third horizontal line attached to the descending' portionof the rope at a point near the base of the Vertical mast.

j 2. In a device of the character described having' a vertical mast, anda horizontal staff attached toa window sill, halyards consisting of acontinuous rope having a horizontally disposed portion, an ascendingportion passing vthrough ring bolts at the base and top of the verticalmast respectively, a returned descending portion of rope passing 115through the ringbolt at the' base of the mast, a second horizontalportion of rope returned upon itself at a point near the said windowsill, attached to the descending portion of rope at a point above thesaid ringbolt at 120 the base of the vertical mast for operating thecontinuous halyards through the aforesaid ringbolts. f 3. In a Hagraising device having a vertical mast and a horizontal staff attached toa window sill, halyards comprising a continuous rope onev end of whichis secured at' a point near the window sill, and passes successivelythrough ringbolts in the base and tcp of the vertical mast, said ropecontinuing as a descending line and returned with means of securing thereturned loops upon itself at a number of points forming in the eyeletsof the aforesaid flag. 10 loops adapted to pass-through the eyelets ofIn testimony whereof I affix my signaa iag, said continuous rope thencepassing ture in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

through the ringbolt at the base of the mast, JACKSON ROBINSON. returnedupon itself at a point near the Witnesses:

Window sill, and attached to itself at a point M. M. DEMOND,

near the base of the mast; in combination WILLIAM A. Hmm.

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